名词性从句
（一）名词性从句的结构：名词性从句起名词作用在句中做主语，表语，宾语和同位语构成：主语从句；表语从句；宾语从句和同位语从句。引导名词性从句的连词有三类：that；whether; wh-疑问词。例句：
1.The result of this French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table, animal and age.
2. They realize that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation.
3. I want to tell the reader that these hills and fields are most beautiful, with many small and clear rivers, and rich fields bearing fruit and grain.
4. Some people feel that Wales is an ancient fairy land.
5. What interested him was that the whole world had been mapped 70 years before Columbus.
6. What is certain that the book has made many people think about the achievements of Zheng He and other Chinese captains and their role in discovering the world.
7. That most of these are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain.
8. This gave him the idea that the Chinese perhaps first discovered America.
（二）同位语从句在名词idea; fact; news; thought; suggestion/advice; problem; proof等词后面带上that+陈述句 这部分从句解释了前面的那些名词所指的内容，与那些名词起着同等作用的句子成分，叫同位语从句。
1. The fact that Great Britain is made up of three countries is still unknown to many.
2. The idea that England stands for Fish& Chips, Speakers’ Corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London is past.
3. The result that Oxford beat Cambridge by a foot in 2003 surprised many.
4. The news that he died was a great shock to his mother
